Important Questions Related to Space First country to send a satellite into space: Soviet Union (now Russia, following the dissolution) First satellite to reach space: Sputnik (4 October 1957) First dog to go into space: Laika (sent by the Soviet Union on 3 November 1957) First human to go into space: Yuri Gagarin (12 April Read more…
Major Hot Springs of Bihar Suryakund (Rajgir) Saptadhara (Rajgir) Brahmakund (Rajgir) Gomukh Kund (Rajgir) Nanak Kund (Rajgir) Rishikund (Munger) Janmakund (Munger) Bhimbandh (Munger) Rameshwaram Kund (Munger) Sitakund (Munger) Lakshman Kund (Munger) Bharari Kund (Munger) Panchtar Kund (Munger) Shringar Rishi Kund (Munger) Agni Kund (Gaya) बिहार के प्रमुख गर्म जलकुंड सूर्यकुंड (राजगीर) सप्तधारा (राजगीर) ब्रह्मकुंड Read more…
Important Education Commissions & Schemes Wood’s Despatch – 1854 Lord Macaulay – 1835 Kothari Commission – 1964–1966 Hunter Commission (Indian Education Policy) – 1882 NCERT – 1961 SCERT – 1981 Basic Education Council – 1972 National Policy on Education – 1986 District Primary Education Programme – 1986–87 Operation Blackboard – 1987–88 Mid-Day Meal (MDM) – Read more…
Cold and Warm Ocean Currents Cold Ocean Currents: Kuril Current (Oyashio Current) California Current Humboldt or Peruvian Current Antarctic Drift Labrador Current East Greenland Current Irminger Current Canary Current Benguela Current Antarctic Drift (South Atlantic) Rennell Current Falkland Current West Australian Current Winter Monsoon Drift Somali Current South Indian Ocean Current Okhotsk Current Warm Ocean Read more…
Epithets of Mahatma Gandhi A man of flesh and blood – Albert Einstein Traitor Fakir – Winston Churchill Half-naked Fakir – Frank Moraes Magician – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Malang Baba – By the people of the North-West Frontier Province Political Child – Annie Besant Mahatma – Rabindranath Tagore Father of the Nation – Subhash Chandra Read more…
Static GK for All Competitive Exams: Part-2 Wildlife Protection Act 1972 Term ‘Social Forestry’: 1976 (by the Agriculture Commission) Forest Conservation Act 1980 National Forest Policy 1988 Environment Protection Act 1986 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981 Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules 2000 National Read more…
Major Crop-Producing Countries Which is the largest producer of cardamom? Ans ➺ Guatemala Which is the largest producer of apricots? Ans ➺ Turkey Which is the largest producer of almonds? Ans ➺ USA Which is the largest producer of coffee? Ans ➺ Brazil Which is the largest producer of dates? Ans ➺ Egypt Which is Read more…
Nicknames of some Well-Known Places City of Seven Hills – Rome Land of Canals – Pakistan Dark Continent – Africa Sugar Bowl of the World – Cuba Land of the Thunderbolt – Bhutan Land of White Elephants – Thailand Land of a Thousand Lakes – Finland Land of the Rising Sun – Japan Land of Read more…
Static GK for All Competitive Exams: Part-1 Question: Who was the first female Chairperson of the UPSC? Answer: Rose Millian Bathew Question: By which Constitutional Amendment was the minimum voting age reduced to 18 years? Answer: 61st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1989 Question: Where is Lake Titicaca located? Answer: Peru and Bolivia Question: Who was the Read more…
Difference Between a Guru and a Teacher A teacher imparts specific subject knowledge and practical skills, whereas a guru guides a person’s inner spiritual growth and total life transformation. While a teacher focuses on external success, a guru focuses on inner freedom. The teacher teaches for a specific period of time and only through the Read more…